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The Penguin drops a midseason trailer

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Max has shared a mid-season trailer for The Batman spinoff series, The Penguin which sees tensions build as Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) and Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti) head towards a brutal showdown; watch it below… Taking place one week following the events of The Batman, the series explores the rise to power of Oswald “Oz” Cobb/Penguin […]

Joker: Folie à Deux shaping up as a massive flop for Warner Bros. and could lose $200 million

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The dark days for DC are not over yet. Joker: Folie à Deux was set to be another box office smash following the billion-dollar success of Todd Phillips’s first outing. It’s not shaping up as such, with the sequel poised to be a disaster. The movie math does not look great for the sequel, as […]

Aaron Pierre cast as John Stewart in DC’s Lanterns

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Aaron Pierre has just leveled up to play one of the biggest superheroes in HBO’s Lanterns. Green Lantern is one of DC’s most recognizable icons, and the John Stewart iteration has become a fan favorite in recent years. Pierre, known for his role in this year’s Rebel Ridge for Netflix, will take on the mantle […]

Original Joker: Folie à Deux endings had Lady Gaga’s Lee going full Harley Quinn

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Lady Gaga has been widely praised for her turn in Joker: Folie à Deux, but some have questioned the missing scenes, from behind the scenes to the initial trailers. It seems like things were reworked up to the very last minute, with Gaga’s Lee Quinzel and Joaquin Phoenix’s Arthur Fleck having much different outcomes. A […]

The Penguin Episode 3 Review – ‘Bliss’

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Chris Connor reviews the third episode of The Penguin… The Penguin’s third episode broadens the shows scope, putting its links to The Batman into context and taking a considerably deeper dive into Vic’s background as wee find out a bit about Vic’s life before he came to Oz, showing his family and girlfriend. The opening […]

Joker director Todd Phillips isn’t planning a Harley Quinn spinoff or more DC movies

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Joker: Folie à Deux is shaping up to be one of the most polarizing films of the year, and it seems like director and co-writer Todd Phillips knows his time with superhero filmmaking is up. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the filmmaker revealed that he has no more interest in this universe, denying […]

DC Studios to produce Dynamic Duo animated movie focussing on two Robins

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Puppets? Dick Grayson and Jason Todd? DC Studios is cooking something up with this latest news. If you thought Joker 2‘s musical romp was an experiment for the DC brand, Dynamic Duo will soon enter production. This will be the first joint project between DC Studios and the Bill Damaschke-led WBPA. Little is known about the project, but […]

Joker: Folie à Deux opens to soft numbers at the box office

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It appears that Joker and Harley Quinn might singing the blues when the weekend box-office numbers are announced, because Joker: Folie à Deux looks to be landing below expectations, and with some of the worst audience feedback scores of the year.  Per The Hollywood Reporter, the Todd Phillips directed sequel earned $7 million in previews, […]

Movie Review – Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)

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Joker: Folie à Deux, 2024. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz, Steve Coogan, Harry Lawtey, Leigh Gill, Ken Leung, Jacob Lofland, Sharon Washington, Troy Fromin, and Bill Smitrovich. SYNOPSIS: While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur Fleck not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds […]

Bane and Deathstroke team-up movie in the works at DC Studios

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THR is reporting that DC Studios is looking to pair two of its supervillains for a team-up movie, with development underway on a film focussing on Bat-villain Bane and Teen Titans nemesis Slade Wilson, a.k.a. Deathstroke. While details are scarce and a director is yet to become attached, the potential project is being scripted by […]